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  • The Righteous Judgement of God

    We who walk in Christ are being prepared according to the righteous judgement of God. We are being prepared through a process of transformation to live with Christ.

  • Baptising the Ethiopian

    (Acts 8:26-40) Philip had spent some time in Samaria but was then directed by The Lord through the Holy Spirit to move on. He was instructed to go down the road from Jerusalem to Gaza as there was more work for him to do. This was a significant road and there were people moving along…

  • You Can’t Go Back – Part 2

    (John 21:15-19) In my last post we looked at how Peter turned back to his former life as a fisherman after Jesus had been put to death and resurrected. Wether he thought the whole business of Christianity had ended because The Lord was no longer with them or what he thought is not really known.…

  • Jesus Appears to the Disciples

    (John 20:19-23) After Jesus had risen from the dead He appeared to the disciples many times. In these scriptures we see Him appear to His closest disciples, the eleven (bearing in mind that Judas had gone). This particular appearance is interesting for several reasons. Firstly, it was where He proved to the disciples that it…

  • The Ascension of Jesus

    (Luke 24:44-53) After he had completed his course on the earth, the time came for the Lord to leave. He had given his disciples all the teachings and the examples of his life from which they could draw to go out into the world and preach the gospel. He had shown them the truth of…

  • The Risen Christ Appears to the Disciples

    (Luke 24:36-43) After Jesus had risen from the dead he appeared to many of his disciples including up to five hundred at the one time. Then he came and stood amongst his closest disciples, the twelve minus Judas who betrayed him. We see in this section of the scripture the purpose of his visitation and…

  • The Great Commission

    (Mark 16:14-20) In these final verses of the Gospel of Mark we see the Lord commission the disciples to go out and preach the gospel to all of the world. He adds some interesting details, information and conditions in this section that it is worth listening to. The key to salvation mentioned in this section…

  • The Great Commission Part 2

    (Matthew 28:16-20) The second element of the Great Commission after telling the eleven to go and make disciples was, “…baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” (Verse 19) Some churches have either ignored this element of the Great Commission or given it only lip service.…

  • The Great Commission Part 1

    (Matthew 28:16-20) After he had risen from the grave Jesus instructed his disciples to go to Galilee where he would meet with them. It was on the Mount of Olives where he gave them what is often called the Great Commission. Their task was from that time forward to go into the world and to…